The real space travel of Star Trek's 'Captain Kirk', a new record

- Future Science-KR Chowdhury

- Chinese woman astronaut, will make a long journey to the Chinese station for the first time

Two new historical records have been set in the history of space science this week. Not long ago, the launch of 'Space Tourism' by 'Blue Origin' took place. Now, for the second time, Virgin Blue boss Jeff Bezos has sent three other astronauts into space for three minutes. The four astronauts are William Shatner, Chris Boshuzen, Glenn de Vries and Audrey Powers. When William Shatner's name was read, the brain began to process memory at a rapid pace. At last the answer was 'Dude, the name is known.' During our adolescence, on Delhi Doordarshan, on Sunday morning, a unique TV serial of the 1980s called 'Star Trek' was aired. In which William Shetner played the role of 'Captain Kirk' as the main character. William Shatner is 80 years old today. William Shatner, who travels in space in a space science fiction film, has the opportunity to travel in real space. Jeff Bezos has lent his favorite science fiction serial, inviting William Shatner as a guest, to a free space trip. In another development, China, emerging as a superpower, is sending a second Chinese woman astronaut to its flagship space station for the first time. This is the name of the female astronaut. 'Wang Yaping.' The woman is setting a record for the second time in Chinese space history. History records William Shatner as the oldest astronaut in space history. Wang Yaping is the first Chinese woman to go to the Chinese space station.

Unique record of the past

Who was the first person to go into space? If such a question were asked, most people would be able to answer it correctly. Which will answer. 'Yuri Gagarin'. But who was the first woman to go into space? So perhaps hardly anyone except the student preparing for the competitive exam will know the answer. The first woman astronaut was the Soviet Union's astronaut Valentina Tereshkova. He orbited the Earth six times in thirty-one hours aboard the spacecraft Vostok-2 on June 14. Two years before this event, the Soviet Union formally ushered in the Earth's space age by sending Yuri Gagarin into space on April 14, 191. However, the important thing is that at that time there was a space race between the Soviet Union and America. Even so, it took almost two decades, or 60 years, for the superpower America to send its first female astronaut, Sally Kristen Ride, into space after the Soviet Union. Sally Ride went into space at just thirty-two years old, setting a record for going into space at the youngest age.

Haley Arsenox has set a new record by breaking the old record by traveling into space in 2021 at the age of just 3 in the Space-X Inspiration-2 mission. China, the third superpower to control the world, took six years to send its first female astronaut into space, following the Soviet Union's historical record. Statistics show that in the history of space travel, only men have dominated. While the dominance of women has been just a name. So far, about 4 astronauts have made the space trip. Which includes 30 women astronauts.

Captain Kirk's first real spaceflight

William Shetner recently completed a successful three-minute spacewalk aboard the Blue Origin spacecraft New Shepherd on October 16. He became known for his role in the popular TV franchise 'Star Trek'. This was the second successful human spaceflight undertaken by Mission Blue Origin Company. Founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos. However, considering modern space travel and this period, this space travel is like the first step taken by a child by a private company. In which William Shetner, who became famous from Star Trek, has traveled in space at the age of 20 years and 205 days.

The previous record holder was John Glenn Jr., who was 6 years and 106 days old when he was launched into space on October 6 as part of the crew of the Discovery STS-3. What's different is that John Glenn spent nine days in space, in space shuttle Discovery, in front of William Shatner's three-minute spaceflight. During this time he orbited the earth 18 times. Not long ago, on July 20, at the age of 8, aviation pioneer Valley Funke embarked on a private company spacecraft.

He holds the record for the oldest space travel. Who rode in the controversial New Shepard rocket created by Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin. Bezos, along with his brother Mark and a paying passenger named Oliver Damon, also joined Valley Funk for a free trip. Jeff Bezos has broken the record set by Blue Origin in Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, once again sending William Shatner into space. Valley Funk made four attempts to join NASA's astronaut program. But they succeeded in space travel.

A glimpse of China's space history

Since China first sent its citizens into space in 2006, a total of 12 Chinese nationals have traveled to space. Including two female astronauts. Nine years ago today, on June 12, 2016, Colonel Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to go into space. Who served as a member of the space mission Shenzhou2. The second Chinese woman to go into space was Colonel Wang Yaping. Wang is the second female astronaut to be selected for the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps. Has recently gone on a space trip with three other astronauts. The spacecraft's name is Shenzhou-17, also known as the 'Divine Vessel'. The Shenzhou-17 flew over the Gobi Desert in northern China. The Chinese commander of this mission is Zhai Zigang.

He has been selected as the mission commander for a six-month trip over China's space station. Zhi Zigang, a Chinese astronaut graduate from the first group of trainees in the 1990s. He was selected from more than 1,200 potential astronaut candidates out of 12. In the past he was once a fighter pilot in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He also performed China's first spacewalk. He is accompanied by 31-year-old male astronaut Ye Guangfu and 31-year-old female 'Taikonot' Wang Yaping. China uses the word 'taiconot' for its astronauts. Wang Yaping has been named the world's first female astronaut to land on China's space station 'Tiangong or Heavenly Palace'.

William Shatner's unique estimate of Star Trek

William Shatner is a Canadian actor, writer, producer, director, screenwriter and composer. In his seven decades of acting, he starred in the Star Trek franchise as Captain James T. of USS Enterprise. Kirk is known for his role. He has also acted in six Hollywood films based on Star Trek. He is a good writer. In addition to the script for the TV serial and film, he also wrote the science fiction based novel series 'Taquor'. Based on which TV serials were also made. Apart from science fiction, he has also acted in films and TV shows. Notable among them was the film 'The Brothers Karmazov'. 'The Brothers Karmazov' was created by MGM in the 19th century. Which was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 190 novel.

In the film, William Shatner played the role of Brothers Karmazov's brother Alexei Karmazov. It is said that Shatner did not like the way he acted. That's why he never saw all of 'Star Trek'. In his book based on his experience, he writes that he was present at the premiere of 'Star Trek'. Shatner was married four times during his life. He was living a lonely life when he recently made an astronaut. In 2020, he divorced his fourth wife, Elizabeth. In his 2009 book Up Till Now: The Autobiography, he talks openly about some of the events of his life.

He cried during a press conference after the recent space flight. He described the view of the earth from the window of the spacecraft, which he described in his emotions. "What you gave me," he told Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin. It is the most profound experience. Which I can't imagine. I'm full of emotion about what just happened ... It's extraordinary, 'I hope I'll never recover (from these memories) because of what I'm feeling now. I want to keep it, Shatner said. ‘I don’t want to lose it. He is much bigger than me and life. '